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OSHA Injury Report: New Jersey American Water- Lawnside

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at New Jersey American Water- Lawnside in Lawnside, NJ 8045 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was utility Mechanic in water distribution (except irrigation).

Establishment
New Jersey American Water- Lawnside
Parent company
New Jersey American Water
Street
100 Walter Gaines Way
City
Lawnside
State
NJ
ZIP
8045
On-site location
67 Winding Way Rd. Stratford NJ
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Employee was using a T Shaped long wrench to shut underground valve off

A component of the valve broke under ground while turning causing the wrench to lunged towards employee

Handle of Wrench struck employee above eye causing a laceration requiring stiches .

Wrench

Turning Handle of a T Shape Tool valve broke and tool struck employee above eye brow causing a laceration requiring stitches

Job description
Utility Mechanic
SOC code
49-9012 — Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
NAICS code
221310 — Water distribution (except irrigation)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
107
Total hours worked
196563
EIN
221546642
Establishment ID
1080271
Employer case #
5
Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
11:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
25FEB2025:15:53:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.